Six weeks ago, in a post entitled MLB Trade Deadline Watch, I wrote how the White Sox, led by the daring Kenny Williams, would be a likely spot for Francisco Liriano. And wouldn’t you know it;Williams acquired the inconsistent – and sometimes dominant – lefty for two prospects on Saturday, sending left-hander Pedro Hernandez and […]
In the summer of 2007, I worked as a video scout and analyst for Baseball Info Solutions, or BIS. Basically, it was the perfect job. I got paid to watch baseball, a lot of baseball actually. Whether it was charting pitchers or scoring games which would be used for various advanced metrics, I was in […]
The Yankees and Red Sox were scheduled to play the final game of the first half – how apropos – before giving way to the All-Star break. And there have been plenty of surprises – the Orioles, Pirates, Carlos Ruiz and A.J. Ellis, to name few – there have also been a lot of disappointments […]
Well, it was bound to happen at some point. After the emergence of Will Middlebrooks, the Red Sox – and most importantly, Kevin Youkilis – was caught in a numbers game, three players – Youkilis, Middlebrooks, Adrian Gonzalez, and David Ortiz– for four positions. And let’s be honest, Gonzalez should have never been in right […]
Truthfully, I was never a fan of Chicago White Sox outfielder Dayan Viciedo; I just never understood the hype surrounding him. Sure, during his first professional season the Cuban-born Viciedo held his own in Double-A, at the age of 20. Viciedo, though, is built like a bowling ball, listed as a portly 5-foot-11 and 240 […]
